Onegai My Melody: Yū & Ai

Onegai My Melody: Yū & Ai (Japanese: おねがいマイメロディ 友 & 愛, Onegai Mai Merodī Tomo & Ai)is a 2012 theatrical short which played in Jewelpet the Movie: Sweets Dance Princess at cinemas. It features the return of My Melody, Kuromi and Baku back in Mari Land as they try to enjoy a summer barbecue on the beach. Due to being paired with the Jewelpet movie, Ruby makes a special appearence.

Synopsis
My Melody and Kuromi, who are always close friends, leave for a picnic with Baku. However, the barbecue, which should be fun, has fallen into a mess.

Full Plot Summary
Before the short begins, My Melody and Ruby look at the film poster for Jewelpet the Movie: Sweets Dance Princess and decide to go watch it together. Once they leave, Kuromi and Baku swoop in. Baku places a sticker of Kuromi's head over the poster, claiming that it is now Kuromi's movie. While the two of them laugh, a gust of wind blows the sticker away which angers Kuromi, prompting her to hit Baku with her fan, launching him into the short's title card.

Kuromi and Baku arrive at a camping spot by a lake and celebrate, excited to have a barbecue, these celebrations are quickly interrupted by a rustling in the nearby bushes. Kuromi and Baku are frightened as the figure who emerges is wearing a cyclops mask, this turns out to be My Melody, who was wearing the mask to protect against the sun's UV rays. My Melody explains that she's staying with "everybody" nearby, pointing to a large house atop a hill. This shocks Kuromi and Baku.

Kuromi then remembers to pull out her Kuromi Note and tells a story about winning a Bunny-Eared Mask doll in an online auction at half price. When she goes to show off to My Melody and her friends, My Melody reveals that she got the same doll for her birthday and that hers fires of a beam of light from it's eyes, which Kuromi's does not. This upsets Kuromi, and she runs off without showing them her doll. Kuromi is angry after reminiscing but My Melody is impressed that she got hers for half price.

Later, Baku has the grill ready for the barbecue and asks Kuromi to get the food out. Unfortunately, Kuromi forgot to pack the food, leaving the two of them with nothing. Meanwhile My Melody has started her barbecue and the smell draws in Kuromi and Baku, who want her to share. My Melody is happy to oblige and gives Baku something to eat, though Kuromi fights over it and in the end they lose the food. Baku begs for more, though what they're given is ice cream cones in a bag, Kuromi empties the bag onto their grill, not knowing what's inside, leaving them with nothing yet again and angering Kuromi. From here she tries to steal My Melody's food but only hurts herself in the progress, though while putting a medical plaster on her, Baku gives Kuromi an idea.

Kuromi points into the distance and tells Kuromi that Bunny-Eared Mask is there, while My Melody is distracted Baku steals all of the food from My Melody's grill using a fishing rod. My Melody is upset to have her food stolen, so uses a Melody Mark on Kuromi, in order to make her fight Baku and return the stolen food. While uphappy to do so, Kuromi is left without control to do otherwise and is left in shock. My Melody then announces that the food is ready for "everyone", many Mari Land residents run towards My Melody's barbecue. Kuromi, Baku and Ruby sit with My Melody and eat together, My Melody says they will always be friends before announcing that the short is over and that next the Jewelpet movie will now begin. My Melody asks the audience to watch it with them, her and Ruby then say "please", ending the short.

Cast

 * Rei Sakuma as My Melody
 * Junko Takeuchi as Kuromi
 * Noboru Maeda as Baku
 * Ayaka Saitō as Ruby

Distribution and Availability
On November 8, 2012, it was announced that Jewelpet the Movie: Sweets Dance Princess would be released on DVD on January 25, 2013, with a rental version available on January 11. These releases retained the My Melody short.

Trivia

 * The short includes new variations of music from the original show.
 * There are various references to Onegai My Melody within the short.
 * The cyclops mask My Melody wears when emerging from the bushes appears in Onegai My Melody as a running gag.
 * The Kuromi Note is used frequently throughout the show, as Kuromi reads excerpts from it to explain the reasons she resents My Melody.
 * Bunny-Eared Mask is a fictional superhero who starts appearing in the show starting with ~Kuru Kuru Shuffle~.
 * My Melody telling others wisdom she gained from her mother is a running gag in the show.
 * This is escalated further here by Baku doing the same with his own mother.
 * The Melody Mark ability makes a return, functioning similarly to how it did in the first season.
 * However, unlike the first season, it could affect Kuromi while she was conscious.
 * The Melody Takt also takes on the appearance it did in the first season.
 * The way that My Melody and Ruby say "please" at the end of the short mimics the way My Melody does in the original show to power up helper characters.
 * Many characters make cameo appearences in the short.